French Conversation · Level 63
76 words
French word
confus
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃fy/
Meaning
- adjectiveconfusing
Example
La situation est confuse.
The situation is confusing.
More examples
Après la réunion, il avait l'air confus.
After the meeting, he looked confused.
Core concept
A mind or message surrounded by overlapping details, with no reliable interpretation immediately visible.
Common phrases
avoir l'air confus
look confused
être confus
be confused
Similar words
perdu: Feeling helpless because the next step is unclear.
désorienté: Disoriented about the situation, direction, or appropriate course of action.
perplexe: Baffled and hesitant when trying to reach a judgment.
embrouillé: Confused because thoughts or information are tangled together.
Definition in French
Qui éprouve de la perplexité ou de l'incertitude face à une situation ou une information peu claire.
Word origin
The French adjective confus continues Latin confusus, the past participle of confundere, whose original notion of mixing things together led to meanings involving confusion and uncertainty.
Usage tips
- The masculine singular form is confus, but its final s is silent, whereas the feminine form confuse is pronounced with a final z sound.